Schani
German, noun[ˈʃaːni]
Schani is spelled S-C-H-A-N-I (6 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 254,291st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schani is a German masculine noun meaning “servant, henchman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “helfender Mitarbeiter (vor allem in der Gastronomie); Diener, Handlanger”.
What does Schani mean in English?
noun
- 1
Austriamasculineobsoletewaiter
- 2
Austriacolloquialmasculineservant, henchman
- 3
Austriainformalmasculinegood friend
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. helfender Mitarbeiter (vor allem in der Gastronomie); Diener, Handlanger 2. freundschaftlich verbundene (männliche) Person 3. Person, die Getränke an der Theke ausgibt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schani
- Schanis genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schani?
- [ˈʃaːni]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schani in German?
Schani appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).